Beni Hasan
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Beni Hasan is an ancient Egyptian cemetery site in Middle Egypt, renowned for its rock-cut tombs dating mainly to the Middle Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beni Hasan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5117368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beni Hasan Context triple: [Antinoopolis, locatedNear, Beni Hasan]
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A.
Tell el-Dab'a
Tell el-Dab'a is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta of Egypt identified as the location of the ancient city of Avaris, the former capital of the Hyksos rulers.
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B.
Akhmim
Akhmim is an ancient city in Upper Egypt, historically known as a significant religious and cultural center with archaeological remains spanning Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, and Coptic periods.
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C.
Tell el-Ful
Tell el-Ful is an archaeological mound north of Jerusalem, often identified with the ancient Israelite town of Gibeah and known for remains spanning multiple historical periods.
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D.
Tell el-Farama
Tell el-Farama is the archaeological site of ancient Pelusium, a former Egyptian port city near the northeastern edge of the Nile Delta.
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E.
Tanis
Tanis is an ancient city in the Nile Delta of Egypt that served as a significant religious and political center, particularly associated with the worship of major deities like Set and Amun.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beni Hasan Target entity description: Beni Hasan is an ancient Egyptian cemetery site in Middle Egypt, renowned for its rock-cut tombs dating mainly to the Middle Kingdom.
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A.
Tell el-Dab'a
Tell el-Dab'a is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta of Egypt identified as the location of the ancient city of Avaris, the former capital of the Hyksos rulers.
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B.
Akhmim
Akhmim is an ancient city in Upper Egypt, historically known as a significant religious and cultural center with archaeological remains spanning Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, and Coptic periods.
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C.
Tell el-Ful
Tell el-Ful is an archaeological mound north of Jerusalem, often identified with the ancient Israelite town of Gibeah and known for remains spanning multiple historical periods.
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D.
Tell el-Farama
Tell el-Farama is the archaeological site of ancient Pelusium, a former Egyptian port city near the northeastern edge of the Nile Delta.
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E.
Tanis
Tanis is an ancient city in the Nile Delta of Egypt that served as a significant religious and political center, particularly associated with the worship of major deities like Set and Amun.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian cemetery
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithAdministrativeUnit | Oryx nome (16th Upper Egyptian nome) ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
elite officials
ⓘ
local governors ⓘ nomarchs of the Oryx nome ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
John Garstang
ⓘ
Percy Newberry ⓘ |
| function |
provides evidence for Egyptian relations with Asiatic peoples
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provides evidence for Middle Kingdom administration ⓘ provides evidence for provincial life in Middle Kingdom Egypt ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
cliff-cut tombs
ⓘ
shaft tombs ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Middle Kingdom tomb painting ⓘ |
| hasDepictionType |
agricultural activities
ⓘ
caravan of Asiatic foreigners ⓘ craft production ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ wrestling scenes ⓘ |
| hasEarliestBurials | First Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasMainPhase |
11th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
12th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | limestone cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNotableTomb |
Tomb of Amenemhat (BH2)
ⓘ
Tomb of Baqet III (BH15) ⓘ Tomb of Khety (BH17) ⓘ Tomb of Khnumhotep (BH1) ⓘ Tomb of Khnumhotep I (BH14) ⓘ Tomb of Khnumhotep II (BH3) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMajorTombs | about 39 decorated tombs ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Beni Hasan I (Egypt Exploration Fund memoir)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tombs of the Nobles at Beni Hasan
Beni Hasan II (Egypt Exploration Fund memoir) ⓘ
linked to:
Tombs of the Nobles at Beni Hasan
Beni Hasan III (Egypt Exploration Fund memoir) ⓘ
linked to:
Tombs of the Nobles at Beni Hasan
Beni Hasan IV (Egypt Exploration Fund memoir) ⓘ
linked to:
Tombs of the Nobles at Beni Hasan
|
| heritageStatus | important Middle Kingdom provincial cemetery ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depictions of foreigners in Egypt
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military and sporting scenes ⓘ painted tomb chapels ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ scenes of daily life ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
central Egypt
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| locatedNear |
modern town of Minya
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village of Beni Hasan el-Qadim ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nile ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Egypt Exploration Fund
ⓘ
linked to:
Egypt Exploration Society
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| timePeriod | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| usedAs | elite cemetery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beni Hasan Description of subject: Beni Hasan is an ancient Egyptian cemetery site in Middle Egypt, renowned for its rock-cut tombs dating mainly to the Middle Kingdom.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.